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2.3 Provisions for Adequate Plant, Equipment, and Supplies in
 Local Programs. Determination of the required teaching
 facilities shall be based upon the number of students admitted
 to each class, the number of classes entering each year, the
 number of times classes meet weekly, and the possibility of
 changes in enrollment.

 2.31 Training Provided in Schools. County boards of public
 instruction may establish classes for practical nurse
 training in local vocational schools, using federal,
 state, or local funds which are made available for this
 purpose. All classes shall meet the requirements for
 physical facilities as established by the Florida State
 Board of Nursing and the State Board for Vocational
 Education.

 2.32 Training Provided in Hospitals or Other Health Agencies.
 Hospitals and other health agencies in which clinical
 experience for students is to be secured shall show
 evidence of their ability to provide an adequate number
 and variety of patients for clinical experience in each of
 the basic clinical services, namely, medical nursing,
 surgical nursing, obstetric nursing, and pediatric nursing.
 The ability of the hospital to provide clinical experience
 will be determined primarily by the average daily patient
 census, the variety of more common illness conditions
 represented, the number of students to receive experience,
 and the adequacy of the staff of professional and non-
 professional personnel available at all times to ensure
 safe care of patients. All such institutions and agencies
 shall be approved by the Florida State Board of Nursing
 and the State Board for Vocational Education.

2.4 Preparatory Training of Practical Nurses,

 2.41 Purpose. The purpose of the training program is to assist
 qualified individuals to become competent practitioners of
 practical nursing, to assure graduates of such schools of
 their eligibility for admission to the licensing examination
 for practical nurses, and to ensure that they will be
 adequately prepared to safely serve the public in the
 capacity of licensed practical nurses.

 2.42 Requirements for Enrollment. Adult students shall have
 completed at least two years of high school or its equiva-
 lent. All students shall be at least 18 years of age at the
 time they complete the course. They shall be in good physical
 and mental health and of good moral character.